the 1980s
He was elected President in 1980
Ronald Reagan
Vice president of Ronald Reagan elected in 1988
George H.W. Bush
State that was the focus of disputed election results in the 2000 election
Florida
major legislation that created national health care by creating state exchanges
the Affordable Healthcare Act
Movement that grew out of publicized police shootings of unarmed African Americans
Black Lives Matter
Economic theory by Reagan that believed that wealth would trickle down and create jobs
supply-side economics
superpower that collapsed in 1991 and led to its eventual break up
the Soviet Union
winner of the 2000 election and the second son of president to win
George W. Bush
Political movement that opposed President Obama's policies
the Tea Party Movement
movement that emphasized the growing intolerance of sexual harassment and abuse of women
#MeToo
Movement led by Rev. Jerry Falwell that helped to further conservative causes in politics
the Moral Majority
Governor of Arkansas elected as a New Democrat in 1992
Bill Clinton
terrorist organization that attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001
al-Qaeda
She was the first woman who was elected as Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
major topic of discussion concerning the warming of the planet due to carbon emissions
climate change
the U.S. missile defense plan proposed by Ronald Reagan that would protect the U.S. from Soviet missiles
new computer technology that led to tremendous economic growth
the internet
Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait in 1990
Saddam Hussein
Act that led to banking reform and the regulation Wall Street
the Dodd-Frank Act
the refusal of one political party to work with another
partisan politics
the controversial hearings that exposed the exchange of weapons for American hostages under Reagan
Iran-Contra Hearings
NAFTA
the first African American elected president
Barack Obama
leader of al-Qaeda that orchestrated 9/11 who was killed by US Navy Seals
Osama bin Laden
organizations that raise large amounts of money for candidates in order to gain influence
Political Action Committees